Leon Crane, a resident of Philadelphia and an aeronautical
engineer, joined the Army Air Corps in 1941. In 1943, he was stationed
at Ladd Field near Fairbanks, Alaska, in the Air Transport Command.
In December, 1943, Crane and his fellow crew members were lost
in a test flight of a B-24. He survived the crash and a lengthy
trek in the wilderness.

This collection contains materials relating to Leon Crane and
his ordeal after the crash. Included are two versions of his article
on his trek, three photographs, clippings, and an article about
Crane.

This collection was presented to the archives by Lyman Woodman of Anchorage. He received the papers from Andrew A. Keil of Melbourne, Florida. Additional clippings were presented to the archives by Michael G. Moskow in 2002.

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List:

1. Article by Leon Crane: "I
Was Lost 84 Days in the Arctic;" American Magazine,
Volume 138, August, 1944 (Original and one copy).

2. Article by Leon Crane: "Eighty-Four
Days in the Arctic," The 100 Best True Stories of World
War II. (New York; Wm. H. Wise & Co., Inc., 1945).